Safaricom 2023 Sustainable Business Report

74 OUR BUSINESS KPI SUMMARY OUR MATERIAL TOPICS SAFARICOM SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS REPORT 2023 OUR STAKEHOLDERS AIM High school girls aged 14 to 18 submit apps addressing identified community problems IMPACT IN FY23 Students are mentored by the tech-novation volunteers over a four-month period. In FY23 we sponsored internet connectivity for girls from underserved, marginalised communities. AIM Ensure women are on track for employment viability, growth into management and have the necessary skills in place to maintain a work-life balance in STEM professions. IMPACT IN FY23 12 webinars with average attendance of 400 students from 36 universities across Kenya reaching not just students in public and private universities but also tertiary institutions like polytechnics and training institutes. In total, the programme reached 60% of all higher learning institutions in Kenya. Onboarded six campus ambassadors responsible for building a WIT community in their campuses, highlighting innovative solutions/products developed by Safaricom. Campus outreach also hosted international students from Yale and Georgetown universities and has helped to prepare job seekers for interviews. Currently, 10% of employees within Safaricom are alumni of the campus outreach programmes, a further 10% have been employed by vendors who work closely with Safaricom. In March 2023, we partnered with the Government to roll out the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) a group loan product, on M-PESA. A total of 380 386 groups were onboarded at launch.